Rockstar Supernova
Let me start by saying that I hate reviewing CD’s like this. My expectations were quite high for this CD, and it was a let down. I decided to give it a couple of more listens before reviewing, and my opinion changed very little.
For those of you who didn’t watch, Rock Star Supernova is the project( I call it a project, because I just don’t get a band feel from this CD) of Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke. They did a talent search on CBS looking for a lead singer for this project. The end result was virtual unknown Lukas Rossi. The show was fun to watch, but this CD is not what I would consider a fun listen.
The collective talent of these three musicians is quite impressive, as are the bands they came from( Motley Crue, Metallica, Guns and Roses)
Rockstar Supernova sounds nothing like any of these, and to me that is a little disappointing. Strangely enough, the weakest point for me on this CD, are the vocals of Lukas Rossi. The man has great stage presence, but I question his voice. His vocals seem to get washed out by the music on a few tracks.
After listening to a few songs, I found myself saying, where is the “Rock”, I must be missing it. This is a little too poppy for my tastes.
I decided to crank this CD up in my car….maybe that would help. It did improve the sound a little bit. I heard a few things that I missed the first time around. Tommy Lee does sound great on the drums. A couple of songs are ok.
Leave the Lights On grew on me a little bit after a few listens. It’s All Love slows it down and Rossi’s vocals are a little better here. Headspin was a Lukas Rossi original that was sung on the TV show. It is one of the better tracks on the CD. The Dead Parade almost sounds like a left over song from the John Corabi era Motley Crue.
Bottom-line, some of the tracks, are certainly better than others. This is one of those CD’s that may take several listens before it grows on you. I can’t usually make it to the end before I want to listen to something else. I feel like I am being generous with my rating here.
Rating: 
out of 10
Track Listing:
- It’s On
- Leave the Lights On
- Be Yourself(and 5 Other Cliches)
- It’s All Love
- Can’t Bring Myself To Light This Fuse
- Underdog
- Make No Mistake…This Is The Take
- Headspin
- Valentine
- Social Disgrace
- The Dead Parade
As a rock fan, I watched the show religiously with very high hopes. The thing was, everytime Supernova did one of their original songs it sucked, but the covers were great. That was a bad sign of things to come. You’d think out of Metallica, GnR, and Motley Crue, you’d get some kick ass rock, not generic rock-lite. I also think Lukas was a mistake, Delanna was way better. Overall, I’m glad the CD tanked, maybe they’ll pull their heads out of their asses.
You are being Very generous in giving this pile a 6 flying Vs,lol. I was channell surfing last night and these guys were playing outside of a Las Vegas casino and the crowd was like wtf is this sh*t,lol. They sounded horrible and the crowd could have cared less about them. I would guess that theyre 15 minutes is already up!
I saw this on another site and I could only snicker. I was one of the foolish 16,000.
SUPER FLOP:
The RockStar Supernova album made its US debut at #101, with a mere 16,679 units sold across the country.